Acadiana Profile - December-January 2011

Catholics, Muslims and Prayer Beads

When I was a boy growing up in Franklin, La., in the 1950s, my mom would round up five or six of us kids to go and visit our grandma and great-grandma in nearby Jeanerette. After we kissed and hugged…

Coming to lite

LAFAYETTE – The Academy of Interactive Entertainment, a technical school specializing in video game, 3-D and animation effects and design, will open in the beginning of 2012 at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise, or LITE, Center in ULL’s Research Park.…

A Matter of Uniqueness

Undaunted by prevailing decorating dictates, John and Toni Daigre’s home artfully showcases all of their years together.

Called to Coaching

Bob Marlin, the new basketball coach at ULL, is hoping to turn the team around.

Farm to Table

A national movement aimed at eating food raised and grown locally is flourishing in Cajun Country.

Strangers of Another Family

“Is it not better that the opposite bank of the Mississippi should be settled by our own brethren and children than by strangers of another family? With which shall we be most likely to live in harmony and friendly intercourse?”––Thomas Jefferson…